My first encounter with Atlanta’s Blackberry Smoke – Charlie Starr on Lead Vocals, Guitar, Richard Turner on Bass, Vocals, Brit Turner on Drums, Paul Jackson on Guitar, Vocals and Brandon Still on Keyboards – was seeing them open two shows […]
Grand Ole Podcast #12– Previewing the Grand Ole Echo show on August 12th, 2012. Interview with The Broken Numbers Band Track Listing 1. Hot Club of LA – Duece Ambience 2. RT & the 44′s – Ramble On 3. Hot […]
On episode 101 of the Americana Music Show, Jason Heath talks about the Greedy Souls’ Guthrie-esque themes, the currency of dreams and illusions, and plays three tracks from Packed For Exile. Listen now. Americana Music Show Subscribe by email, by iTunes, or by RSS. […]
This weekend marks the 45th anniversary of the Willow Folk Festival. What began as a fundraiser for the Willow United Methodist Church has turned into an annual “mini-Woodstock,” with performers playing on a hay wagon and the pasture across the […]
I realise this in not Americana, and not roots for a lot of the No Depression crowd. But I nonetheless thought it was interesting enough to share. Once in awhile I have the pleasure of boating on the Thames. One […]
I’ve often heard of New York City referred to as America’s largest small town. It’s that strange interconnectedness that happens to people in a city of eight million — it’s the not-so-rare moments of serendipity when you bump into a […]
“The power in his playing is comparable to the way a blade cutes rows into a field; his music is informed and defined by the immediacy of touching a string and the knowledge of how it effects the air around […]
I like Scott MacLeod. I’d like to think that we grew up parallel bedrooms, hiding from our chores and listening to the same soundtrack because whenever I talk to him we end up going on forever about the music we […]
Final release for mythical and influential Irish Alt-Country bootleg This has been a long time coming. After several years slogging around the Irish dancehall circuit The Mighty Shamrocks came to the attention of Terri Hooley of Undertones fame and the […]
Here’s the best Americana and roots-type music releases for the week of August 7th, 2012 from Americana Boogie. Click the artist or album links to find out more. The artist’s names link to their websites and the CD title links […]
